rich66
Well-known member
I had a 4 hour session on a nearby pond last Wednesday. I’d used a keepnet & had caught about 20 or so roach upto a 1lb.
For some reason I decided to put them all back in by hand instead of the normal submerge the open end and let them swim out.
I was doing this and quite a few where just pausing in the water, which made me realise what a lovely fish they are not just to catch but when their swimming fins out etc which we don’t normally get to appreciate. I think I actually got as much of a thrill from seeing them like that than catching them. An image I’ll remember for a long while.
What with that and watching the bumblebees/birds looking for new nesting sites made the day extra pleasant.
Us anglers are a lucky lot
For some reason I decided to put them all back in by hand instead of the normal submerge the open end and let them swim out.
I was doing this and quite a few where just pausing in the water, which made me realise what a lovely fish they are not just to catch but when their swimming fins out etc which we don’t normally get to appreciate. I think I actually got as much of a thrill from seeing them like that than catching them. An image I’ll remember for a long while.
What with that and watching the bumblebees/birds looking for new nesting sites made the day extra pleasant.
Us anglers are a lucky lot